AN all-Scottish superfight between the former world champions has moved a giant step closer with Burns moving up a weight.

RICKY Burns is on course for an all-Scottish super fight with Scott Harrison after moving up to light-welterweight.

Burns, who crashed last week in his WBC world title eliminator with Dejan Dzlaticanin, will make his comeback in Manchester on September 13 against an as yet unnamed opponent.

He will then look to land a big-name domestic bout – with Harrison a real possibility.

Former world champ Harrison is confident of getting his licence back from the Boxing Board.

The 36-year-old has not fought since failing to take the WBO European lightweight title from Liam Walsh at Wembley in April 2013.

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Scottish boxer Scott Harrison

Last night promoter Eddie Hearn said: “Getting down to the weight has been a factor in the past couple of fights so it’s time for Ricky to up a division.

“He’s been a long time at lightweight and it becomes a struggle as you get older.

“He’ll have a 10-rounder at light-welter in Manchester. It won’t be an easy fight but a step in the right direction. We wanted to take Ricky out of Scotland for this one. There’s a lot of hype and expectation on him on home soil and it will do him good to go away from that pressure.

“All going well then it will be a big domestic fight – and they don’t come much bigger than Scott Harrison.

“It’s a fight that’s been talked about for a long time in Scotland. That is the biggest Scottish fight out there but there are plenty of options for both men.”

Harrison may not want to plunge straight back into such a high-profile clash after years of turmoil outside the right but Hearn reckons the pair are on a collision course. He added: “It would catch the imagination of the public.”